In the Hall of the Mountain King sheet music (easy)

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Level 3 · Beginner, 0:26

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In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy), keyboard staff, page 1 of 2In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy)Edvard Grieg (1843–1907). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5441ABCDECED♯BD♯DB♭DAEC3C53ABCDECEAGECEGACC3C55ABCDECED♯BD♯DB♭DAEC3C57ABCDECEAGECEGACSource: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: In the Hall of the Mountain King, from the incidental music to Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (transposed to A minor), Edvard Grieg (composed 1875 as incidental music to Peer Gynt), publicdomain, checked against Wikipedia: In the Hall of the Mountain King (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Hall_of_the_Mountain_King). Left hand written for this site.In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy) · Page 1 of 2
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy), keyboard staff, page 2 of 2C3C5C69EF♯G♯ABG♯BCG♯CBG♯BEEC3C5C611EF♯G♯ABG♯BCG♯CBEESource: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: In the Hall of the Mountain King, from the incidental music to Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (transposed to A minor), Edvard Grieg (composed 1875 as incidental music to Peer Gynt), publicdomain, checked against Wikipedia: In the Hall of the Mountain King (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Hall_of_the_Mountain_King). Left hand written for this site.In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy) · Page 2 of 2
Photograph of the actor Henrik Klausen in costume as Peer Gynt
Henrik Klausen as Peer Gynt, 1876. Ernst Emil Aubert, 1876, Oslo Museum. Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.

Key facts

Level
Level 3 · Beginner. Estimated from the notes (0 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
4/4
Key signature
No sharps or flats
Length
12 bars, 2 pages
Playing time
0:26
Notes
88
Range
A2 to C6

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public domain melody.

Source: Site-owned easy edition. Melody: In the Hall of the Mountain King, from the incidental music to Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (transposed to A minor), Edvard Grieg (composed 1875 as incidental music to Peer Gynt), public domain, checked against Wikipedia: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Left hand written for this site.

Source: Wikipedia.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.

How to play In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy)

A sneaky, creeping tune in A minor. The right hand climbs step by step, so it feels like tiptoeing up a staircase.

Where your hands go

Right hand: thumb on A4, with B4, C5, D5 and E5 under fingers 2 to 5. The opening A4, B4, C5, D5, E5, C5, E5 fits right under your hand.

Left hand: one whole note a bar, A2, E3 or C3.

The tricky bars

Bar 2
Two black keys: D♯5 in the first half of the bar, then A♯4 in the second, around B4 and D5.
Bars 3–4
The tune jumps up to A5, then comes back through G5, E5, C5, E5.
Bars 9–12
The tune moves higher, E5 up to B5 and C6, with F♯5 and G♯5 along the way.

Your practice plan

  1. Right hand alone, bars 1 and 2, slowly. Bar 2 is the tricky one.
  2. Right hand, bars 3 and 4. Bars 5 to 8 repeat bars 1 to 4.
  3. Right hand, bars 9 to 12, moving the hand up to start on E5.
  4. Add the left hand, which changes note only once a bar.
  5. Play the whole piece with Listen on, and bring the speed up a little each time.

Watch out for

  • Playing D instead of D♯ at the start of bar 2, or A instead of A♯ later in the bar.
  • Forgetting the G♯5 in bars 9 to 12.
  • Rushing the eighth notes so they get uneven.

Power-up: press Loop, tap the first and last of the tricky bars, and they repeat until they feel easy. Hands in Options lets you practise one hand at a time. New to the notation? Start with how to read keyboard staff, then how to practise piano.